Many fans think Tolkien's elves have pointed ears. He wrote a note somewhere saying that hobbit ears were leaf-shaped (whatever that means), and some take that as proof that elves and hobbits had pointy ears. They are probably correct. On the other hand, if Elves and Men could not be distinguished by physical appearance, that would indicate that their ears aren't especially different. I think an ear could be both leaf-shaped and still within the normal variations people can have, but I personally like the idea that they don't have pointed ears.
The ears in the Jackson films looked stupid though.
The ears in the Jackson films looked stupid though.
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